Notebook Entries from 2006
December 30, 2006
How to: Photorealistic Font Perspective •
FontShop demonstrates how to create a photorealistic type illustration with this Adobe Illustrator tutorial.
July 21, 2006
Steve Jobs and the Segway •
An excerpt from Steve Kempers’ forthcoming “Code Name Ginger” — which details the birth of Dean Kamen’s Segway — reveals the story of the heralded device’s combustive meeting with the kingpins of Apple and Amazon.
May 2, 2006
Copywriting 101 •
Tips for writing copy for the Web, from Copyblogger
April 6, 2006
How to: Realistic Photo Illustrations •
Want to make images in your illustrations look photo-realistic? Brown Battery Studios steps through their process in Adobe Fireworks.
March 31, 2006
50 Reasons Why More People Aren’t Using Your Website •
Scott Heiferman hits the nail on the head 50 times.
March 30, 2006
monochrom Brandmarker •
Monochrom takes a look at the power of brands by giving Austrian’s a marker and a sheet of paper and asking them to draw twelve logos from memory. If you think your brand is cutting through the noise, see how these giants fared. (via Coudal)
March 29, 2006
Fresh Foliage Brushes •
Another amazing collection of botanical Photoshop brushes from Jason Gaylor — be sure to check out his other well-worn master collections.
March 22, 2006
Writing Marketing Proposals •
Neil Tortorella outlines his recipe for successful marketing proposals with handy resources from Creative Latitude